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Posted Mon May 15 16:14:46 EAT 2017

Angry youth protest SGR's employment of foreigners

Various university students from around the country demonstrated on the streets of Nairobi on May 12, 2017 over the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) into the Nairobi National Park. | PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU |

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“We were told that we come here today with our identity cards for employment. When we came here we were told there are no vacancies because the exercise took place on Friday last week,” said a youth Mary Wakesho.

Ms Wakesho said upon enquiries they were told those who got employed were non- locals something which angered the youth who had turned up to seek employment at the site.